| Statistical Mechanics of Membranes and Surfaces (2nd Edition) Contributor(s): Nelson, David (Editor), Piran, Tsvi (Editor), Weinberg, Steven (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9812387722 ISBN-13: 9789812387721 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: This invaluable book explores the delicate interplay between geometry and statistical mechanics in materials such as microemulsions, wetting and growth interfaces, bulk lyotropic liquid crystals, chalcogenide glasses and sheet polymers, using tools from the fields of polymer physics, differential geometry, field theory and critical phenomena. Several chapters have been updated relative to the classic 1989 edition. Morever, there are now three entirely new chapters -- on effects of anisotropy and heterogeneity, on fixed connectivity membranes and on triangulated surface models of fluctuating membranes. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Science | Chemistry - General |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.58" W x 9.68" (1.53 lbs) 444 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This invaluable book explores the delicate interplay between geometry and statistical mechanics in materials such as microemulsions, wetting and growth interfaces, bulk lyotropic liquid crystals, chalcogenide glasses and sheet polymers, using tools from the fields of polymer physics, differential geometry, field theory and critical phenomena. Several chapters have been updated relative to the classic 1989 edition. Moreover, there are now three entirely new chapters -- on effects of anisotropy and heterogeneity, on fixed connectivity membranes and on triangulated surface models of fluctuating membranes. |